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Mr. Michael Brown
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average cost of a new (a) King's Fund bed, (b) operating table, (c) renal dialysis machine and (d) whole-body scanner.
Mr. John Patten
Costs vary with the types and models of equipment. Approximate average costs or ranges of costs are:
| £ | |
| King's Fund Bed* | 330 |
| Operating Table | 5,000–15,000 |
| Renal Dialysis Machine | 7,000–10,000 |
| Whole-Body Scanner | 220,000–1 million |
| * Standard variable height model. | |